Safety-pocket.



J. C. DARST,

SAFETY POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I, 19111.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919 if H , INVENTCR 7ameJ6kDara'Z.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I JAMES C. DAIRST, 0F PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

SAFETY-ROCKET.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JAMES C. DARST, a citizen of the United States, at present residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented a new and Improved Safety-Pocket, of winch the following is a specification.

My invention nerally relates to pockets, pouches and thed ike, for personal wear and es ecially designed for securely retaining va luables contained therein against nefar1- ous attempt on the art ofpick pockets and others to remove t em without attracting the attention of the wearer to such attempt.

Primarily, my invention seeks to provide a Very simple and inexpensive safety pocket or pouch for holding bills of currency upon the inner side of a trousers waistband and which has peculiarly arranged closure means along the mouth or open edge thereof, which effectively provides against'theremo'val of the contentsof the said pocket. or pouch by others without notice to the wearer and which may be quickly adjusted by the wearer, whereby single ones of the package of bills contained in the pocket may be removed without disturbing the other bills, without unbuttoning the vest or other garment and Without detection.

Another object of my invention is to provide a eculiarly constructed fabric pocket or pouc which fabric may be light leather, chamois skin or kid, that may be readily applied for use as a substitute for aunoney belt, when finishing up trousers Waistband or easily applied by any one to the waistband of worn trousers.

A further object of my invention \1S to provide a pocket or pouch of; the character stated formed of a single piece of fabric shaped u to snugly receive a package of .bills in t eir fiatwise extended condition,

therewith forming means for positively holding the mouth of the pocket closed against free access to the contents 'of the pocket or lifting the package of bills out of the said pocket wlthout disconnecting either one of the said Suspender strap and button connectio Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Application filed November 1, 1918. Serial No. 260,640.

With the above and other. objects in view and other objects hereinafter mentionecLmy' invention is a safety pocket thatembodies the peculiar features of construction that will be first explained in detail, then specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my safety pocket device operatively applied to the inside waistband of a i the same being illustrated as in a safety suspender locked position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view and illustrates the mouth of the pocket or pouch so opened as to permit of withdrawal of one of the package of bills contained therein.

Fig. 3 is a detail cross section on the line 3 -3 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a modified construction of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a cross section thereof.

In carryin out my invention, I'provide a flexible poo get or pouch formed u from a single piece of fabric by folding t c sa d fabric lengthwise upon itself and connecting the opposite ends, by sewing a hem along the meeting edges 2, to thereby produce an elongated pouch 1 open along the entire upbers that constitute the said upper edge are hemmed as indicated by 33, A practical application of my improved pair of trousers,

safety pocket or pouch is illustrated in Figs.

1 and 2, by reference to which it will be seen that the pocket isof such length and depth that itpermits of-slipping a package.-

of bills of currency, in flatwise condition, therein, so that the opposite ends of the said package have practically no endwise play in the pocket and the upper edge of the package is in a plane sufficiently belowthe top edge or mouth of the pocket to provide a closure portion 4- to which the devices that close the mouth are attached.

\Vhen arranged as in Figs. 1 and 2, the closure devices comprise the pair of sueponder buttons 55 and they are secured along the inner face of that upper edge of the pocket designated 6, which is stitched to the waistband. the button stitching passing into the waistband in the usual manner. The closure portion 4 has butt'o'n holes 7-7 to provide for closing the opposite ends of the pocket mouth and for projecting,

e the but he button heads to be eiwuged by the suspender hangers in the usual way.

For closing the mouth of the pocitet midway the button closures, on ordinary snap head 9 uttached to the port l for engaging a soup socket on the opposing pocket edge (3 in the usual manner.

Fig. 5 illustrates a modified form oi? my pocket, one that specially intended i'or use on Wuistbands of trousers that have no suspender buttons.

In this term, the snap closures l0..0 are used in "place of the button end-button hole closures, shown in 1, 2 and In either form of my pocket as described and shown, the end closures are spaced sullieiently innuu'd from the ends of the pockets so that, when the pocket is closed, the end closures const't stops that prevent littinp; the puck-age of bills as :1 Whole out of the pocket, thereby mulling it pructicully impossible for the wearer 515; Well as :1 pick, pocliet pullin rut the contents oi the pocket even if the middle closure should be open.

Tillie buttons 5--5 serve u double iuuctiong" ponder l'nitl'im and V that of the ordinary si in connection with the Jung-a rs (K -l? they constitute the means for msitively locking; the inoi'ith oi the pocket so tlmt the contents thercoi cannot be surreptitiously' renioved.

illfwll other :idvnntugos in utilizing: the end closures and the middle closure for the pOUl fbl; mouth is that theuser, by opening the middle closure can readily lip oil :1. bill from the peel; Within the A t. as illustrated in hi Wl'tllOLll disturbing the re nniining ones of the puck ct bill, and, witlu out disconnecting any o l 0. ports other than the central closure snaps.

lVhcn made of linen tabric, the inner por tion of the pocket uni here a chzunois skin lining 12 to take up perspiration, see Fig. 7.

The structure of my safety pocket such that in applying it to new trousers. it odds practicum no tt l 'tionzil crq euse "to the nude ing of the trousers, it occ pies practically no room and does not appreciably change the shape or form of the trousers wuistlmnd or render any portion thereof unusiuilly conspicuous.

What I claim is:

1. In coi'nbinution with the Waistband of trousers and pair oif suspcndcr buttons thereon; oz? :1 iclqetsown along; one edge of the mouth icreol to the wuislbund and over the suspcnde" buttons, said pocket her-- ing button holes the suspeinlcr buttons, whereby the pocket they be held closed the suspende 2. In con trousers, n. p and the i thereon l, i

mounted io cun )(ilitl sewn ulono one iol to the W}.

iii edge of tho nitou'li and over the su neonate pocket l'hW'i'llg' button holes for the suspender buttons, whereby the pocket may be closed by the z-suspender buttonsund held from opening over the buttons by the suspender hangers.

3. In combination with the waist-band of a. garment; of u fabric pouch having its opening extended the full length thereof, means for securing the pouch along the inside (Jf the \Vt1.lSl;.lJl1lCl edge, u button attached to each end of that portionof the pouch attached to the Waist-band, a button hole in such end of the outer or tree portion of the pouch mouth that cooperates with the end buttons, and provision on the inner and outer nmuth edges of the pouch for closing the "d pouch intermediate its ends.

l. in combination With the Waistband of a garment, of it "ubric pouch having its openjug eiti-znding the full length thereof, means for l-SGCll'llllg the pouch along the inside of the weistbz'unl edge, a fastener attached to curb. end of thut portion of the pouch attuelmd to the Waistband und cooperating with the ends of the outer or tree portion of the pouch mouth to close the pOllCll mouth at the ends and provisions for closing the pouch :it n. point intermediate its ends, the upper or wuist edge of the pocket being opened liietlrcen the places Where the "fastener devices are located, whereby the contents of the pouch may be viewed, substantially as slum/n end described.

it. s 'l cty pocket consisting of a flexible pouch detachable along one of the edges of the opening or .inouth thereof along; the inside of utrousers Waistband and over the pairs of suspender buttons on the inner face of the suid bend, the outer or free edges of the mouth portion of the pocket having button holes for closing over the suspender buttons, i'vhercby connection of the suspender straps with the said buttons ell'eets closure oil? the mouth of the pocket at the opposite ends thereof.

3. A safety pocket consisting of a. flexible pouch detachable along one of the edges of the opening or mouth thereof alongthc inside of u trousers waistband and over the pairs of sue-ponder buttons on the inner face oi? the said bend, the outer or free edges of the mouth portion of the pocket having button holes for closing over the suspender bulitons, whereby connection of the suspender straps with" the sold buttons cll'l-icts rlosuro oil. the mouth of the pocket in; the opposite i ends thereof, and other means for closing the said mouth of the pocket at a, point between the end closures.

7. In it safety pocket for carrying a flat Wise assembled pucliuu'e of bills of currency, the combination with the WiLlH in ns for securing the e'pen upper end of the p cket. along the inner upper edge of the waistband of the. trousers, the said open up per end having button-like closures, one at each end! and which eonstltute steps that re terd. the liftin of the ends of the ackege 0f bills from tfiepocket and the saitl also having a. button closure midway e end cket closures,

of freely slipping out bills when the interme opened.

the several clesu're'devices operating to hold the package from being freely 10 bodily lifted out of the pocket and to permit any single one of the d'iate closure has been JAMES C. DARST. 

